Boston Bruins at Buffalo Sabres

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Boston Bruins

20-18-1

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Buffalo Sabres

19-14-4

Samuelsson's three-point game leads Sabres to 8th straight win, 4-1 over Bruins

Boston Bruins vs. Buffalo Sabres: Game Highlights

Samuelsson’s three-point night came together in a three-goal second period with assists on goals by Ryan McLeod and Peyton Krebs.

Josh Norris added an empty-netter late and Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 21 saves for Buffalo.

The Sabres' win streak is their longest since they won 10 in a row in November 2018.

David Pastrnak scored in the first period for the Bruins, who have lost five in a row and six of their last seven games. Joonas Korpisalo made 30 saves.

Pastrnak opened the scoring at 11:56 of the first with his 15th goal of the season.

The Sabres grabbed a 2-1 lead with goals 1:33 apart in the second period. McLeod’s seventh of the season at 1:39 tied it and Krebs’ second of the year at 3:12 gave them the lead. Samuelsson’s sixth of the season made it 3-1 at 7:54.

Sabres captain Rasmus Dahlin did not play because he was attending to his fiancee in Sweden. He should be back and available for their upcoming road trip.

The Bruins did not have a morning skate due to travel issues departing Boston on Saturday morning.

Up next Bruins: Continue a five-game road trip in Calgary on Monday night.

Sabres: Begin a three-game road trip at St. Louis on Monday night.

Regular Season Series

BOS leads series 2-1

Scoring Summary

Goal	1st Period 11:56	David Pastrnak Goal (15) Wrist Shot, assists: Morgan Geekie (15)
Goal	2nd Period 1:39	Ryan McLeod Goal (7) Snap Shot, assists: Jack Quinn (13), Mattias Samuelsson (11)
Goal	2nd Period 3:12	Peyton Krebs Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Tage Thompson (15), Mattias Samuelsson (12)
Goal	2nd Period 7:54	Mattias Samuelsson Goal (6) Wrist Shot, assists: Jack Quinn (14), Bowen Byram (10)
Goal	3rd Period 19:46	Josh Norris Goal (5) Wrist Shot, assists: Peyton Krebs (11), Tage Thompson (16)

Statistics

BOS		BUF
12	Blocked Shots	13
27	Hits	18
4	Takeaways	8
23	Shots	34
0	Power Play Goals	0
1	Power Play Opportunities	3
0.0	Power Play Percentage	0.0
0	Short Handed Goals	0
0	Shootout Goals	0
30	Faceoffs Won	22
57.7	Faceoff Win Percent	42.3
17	Giveaways	19
2	Total Penalties	1
6	Penalty Minutes	2

Buffalo Sabres Injuries

NAME, POS	STATUS	DATE
Jordan Greenway, LW	Day-To-Day	Feb 6
Zach Benson, LW	Day-To-Day	Feb 6
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen, G	Injured Reserve	Feb 3
Josh Norris, C	Injured Reserve	Feb 2
Justin Danforth, RW	Injured Reserve	Jan 26